Comment on Folding@home now has 400k users fighting coronavirusComments−ipspam6yMy gas furnace supplies a baseline of heat, and my basement gets topped up with electric heat. What are the mechanics of energy usage for me?I feel like all energy is converted to heat in my laptop. That would mean free computing power?Am I missing something? Can energy be converted to a form I am overlooking with computational work?−sn74086yAll heat from your electronics (CPUs&GPUs) are waste heat, you could replace your electric heater with a computer to get "free computing power".
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My gas furnace supplies a baseline of heat, and my basement gets topped up with electric heat. What are the mechanics of energy usage for me?
I feel like all energy is converted to heat in my laptop. That would mean free computing power?
Am I missing something? Can energy be converted to a form I am overlooking with computational work?
All heat from your electronics (CPUs&GPUs) are waste heat, you could replace your electric heater with a computer to get "free computing power".